Lower inside leg pain / soleus? (Read 798 times)

So there I was, in the 3rd month of marathon training when I decided to ride the wave of adapations that increased mileage provides. I lined up a couple of 5Ks and brought my PR down to 18:53 -- I was pumped. On the long run immediately following the PR race, however, I started to feel some tension in my lower leg (near Achilles). After about 10 seconds, the tension was replaced with a sharp pain. I tried to stretch it out, but it hurt to do so. I felt around the Achilles, but no pain was evident -- it seemed to originate 4-5 inches above the heel and towards the inside (almost under the Achilles). I took off the entire week and iced/rested it until there was absolutely no pain. Less than a mile into a recovery jog yesterday, however, it returned (there was almost no pain from mile 2 - 3, but it became sore by walking/stretching on it afterwards). I originally assumed it was the Achilles, but some research dubunked that theory. Both calves were fairly tight for the last 2 weeks leading up to the injury, and coupled with my experimentation with strides and foot strikes, I understand I was brewing a mean pot of disaster...but has anyone else ever experienced this before?

I have a MT session booked for tomorrow and have been icing it fairly frequently. I have to admit, though, I was focusing more of the stretching on the calf. Time give the hams a workout -- thanks for the advice.